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Scholar Rescue Fund Director Interview on America.gov
On July 24, the magazine America.gov published an article about the work of the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund in assisting persecuted scholars. The interview is a result of questions and answers posed to SRF Executive Director Jim Miller and SRF Deputy Executive Director Sarah Willcox. The interview highlights the widespread, yet underreported, attacks on scholars worldwide and the importance of the academic community's response in turn. To find out how to host a scholar or contribute to the Fund, see: www.scholarrescuefund.org. Click here to read the article, Fund Helps Threatened Scholars Around the World
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4th Annual Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle East Awarded.
![Pictured are: Goldberg IIE Prize winners Lily Yaffe and Aziz Abu Sarah; IIE's Chief Operating Officer, Peggy Blumenthal; IIE Trustee Victor J. Goldberg.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917154448im_/http://www.iie.org/images/goldberg/2008GP1_sm.jpg) Pictured are: Goldberg IIE Prize winners Lily Yaffe and Aziz Abu Sarah; IIE's Chief Operating Officer, Peggy Blumenthal; IIE Trustee Victor J. Goldberg.
At a reception in Jerusalem on June 24, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Luis G. Moreno and U.S. Consulate General Deputy Principal Officer Thomas Duffy hosted a reception to honor the recipients of the 2008 Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle East. Lily Yaffe and Aziz Abu Sarah received the Goldberg IIE Prize for their work with The Parents Circle Family Forum, conducting educational activities that draw on their own very moving personal stories and the experiences of hundreds of bereaved Palestinian and Israeli families who have lost immediate family members due to the violence in the region. Read Full Coverage of the Event.
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3rd Annual Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle East
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New Study Abroad White Paper Released
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New IIE Briefing Paper Released
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IIE Releases Open Doors 2007 Data
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In the News: Fulbright Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education A special feature on the Fulbright Program highlights the new International Fulbright Science and Technology Award, and also lists the colleges that had the highest number of their U.S. student graduates receive Fulbright Grants for 2007-08.
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View IIE's new Annual Report to see highlights of the Institute's work. We invite you to learn about the impact of IIE programs, and the students, scholars and professionals who participated in them over the past year.
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IIE President Allan Goodman Addresses Middlebury College Language School, Receives Honorary Degree
To read Dr. Goodman's commencement address, click here >>
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IIE president Allan Goodman presents testimony on student visas to the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
IIE President and CEO Allan Goodman was invited to present testimony to the House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education hearing on February 7, 2008, regarding the visa process for foreign science and engineering students and scholars. Read the full article.
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Open Doors Briefing Podcast Now Available for Download
View video clips from the Open Doors Briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, including presentations by IIE executive staff and researchers, and opening remarks by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs, Karen Hughes. View the Podcasts
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Contact Information
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Sharon Witherell
Director, Public Affairs
switherell(at)iie.org
(212) 984-5380
Jessica Angelson
Manager, Public Affairs
jangelson(at)iie.org
(212) 984-5360
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Experts
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IIE' experts on international education are available for interview or speaking engagements:
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Allan E. Goodman
President and CEO
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Peggy Blumenthal
Executive Vice President
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